Toe-clip.



No. 666,996. Patented Jan. 29, l90l. A. M. BALDWIN.

TOE CLIP.

[Application filed Sept. 25, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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ARNOLD MERRITT BALDWIN, OF SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA.

TOE-CLIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 666,996, dated January 29, 1901.

Application filed SfiptemberZS, 1900. serial No. 31,080. (No model.)

To (.tZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARNOLD MERRITT BALD- WIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Santa Cruz, in the county of Santa Cruz and State of California, have invented a new and Improved Toe-Clip, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in toe-clips for use on bicycle-pedals; and one object is to so arrange the clip in relation to the pedal that it will engage over the instep of a persons foot, thus giving a good purchase forpulling on the upstroke of the pedal; and a further object is to provide a wearplate, in detachable connection with the clip, designed to relieve the pedal from undue wear by friction or rubbing thereon of a riders foot.

I will describe a toe-clip embodying my invention and then point out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toe-clip embodying my invention with the pedal shown in section. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view in section, showing the attachment of the clip to a narrow pedal.

The clip comprises a loop 5, of leather or the like, designed to engage over a persons foot and of sufficient length to engage at its rearend approximately over the instep of the foot, and therefore over the central portion of the pedal 6. The ends of this loop 5 at the sides are secured to a metal plate 7, which passes over the top of the pedal and has at its rear side a downwardly-extended flange 8 for engaging against the rear side of the pedal, as indicated in Fig. 1, and this portion is socured to the pedal by means of a screw 9, passing through said flange 8 and through an opening in the rear wall of the pedal, and on the inner side of the bolt is a nut 10. Should the pedal be too narrow for the width of the metal plate or the fastening devices thereof, washers 11 may be placed on the bolt between the flange 8 and the rear wall of the pedal, as indicated in Fig. 4:.

Removably placed on the plate 7 is a wearplate 12, provided on its upper side with projections 13, with which the sole of a persons shoe may engage, so as to prevent slipping. The rear edge of this wear-plate 12 is provided with downwardly and then outwardly extended hook portions 14, designed to pass through slots 15 in the plate 7 and to engage over outwardly-extended portions on the under side of said plate 7, as shown in Fig. 1. The forward end of the wear-plate is provided with a downwardly-extended tongue 15, having an opening through which a fasteningbolt 16 passes, the said bolt also passing through the front wall of the pedal 6. This tongue 15 passes through a slot 17 in the plate 7, and therefore the wear-plate may be readily removed when worn out, so that a new one may be put in its place,

The rear end of the loop on its inner side is provided with a brace consisting of a springmetal plate 18, secured at its lower end to the upper upwardly-extended flange 19 of the plate 7 and secured at its upper portion to said loop and passing nearly to the center thereof. This plate 18 forms a brace to prevent the loop from collapsing, or, in other words, holds it at all times open, so that a persons foot may readily slip therein.

This toe-clip may be made sufficiently short at the front so as to prevent its contacting with the ground as the pedal-crank moves around, and it is obvious that by its use no portion of the riders foot will come in contact with the pedal proper. Therefore there will be little or no wear on the pedal.

As an extra means for clamping the leather toe-clip to plate 7 I employ plates 20, which engage the outer sides of the leather and are fastened by the rivets. The plates 20 have teeth or projections which engage in the leather.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A toe-clip for a bicycle-pedal, comprising a flexible loop, a metal plate to which said loop is attached, said plate being adapted to extend over the upper portion of the pedal,

a downwardly-extended rear portion on said plate, a fastening device for passing through said downwardly extended portion and engaging with the pedal,and a Wear-plate removably engaging with said first-ham ed plate and having a portion adapted to be secured to the pedal, substantially as specified.

2. A toe-c1ip,for a bicycle-pedal,comprising a leather loop, a metal plate to which said loop is attached, means for attaching one end of said plate to the pedal, a Wear-plate having at its front end a downwardly-extended portion adapted to pass through a slot in the 

